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How would you want people to remember you?

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Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions

A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Simon Boas

Aid worker; executive director of Jersey Overseas Aid

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here
All our lives are little books - but they're not someone else's complete book. You're a chapter or a page or a footnote in someone else's life and they are going to keep writing beautiful chapters when you are gone. And those green shoots can grow around grief and put it in perspective. I hope people will think, "I'm glad I read that - Simon's story". And just because it's over, doesn't mean it's gone.

Emma Barnett, BBC Radio 4, Today, as published by BBC News, 4 July 2024 source ↗

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Val McDermid Scottish crime novel writer
I would like to be remembered for the quality of my work by people who don’t know me; and by the people who know me I’d like to be remembered for being good company.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 February 2020 source ↗
Jane Asher English actress and author
If my children remember me as fondly as I remember my mum, that would be a treat.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2023 source ↗
Jo Nesbø Norwegian writer and musician
As a nice guy, but I’m not sure that is going to happen.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2026 source ↗

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Question What kind of death would you consider a good one? Death & what remains
My pain is under control and I'm terribly happy - it sounds weird to say, but I'm as happy as I've ever been in my life. I used to think I'd rather be hit by the proverbial bus, but having a couple of months knowing this is coming has really helped me both do the boring 'death-min', but also get my thoughts and prepare myself, and feel so accepting of what's to come. It's been such a great bonus, actually.
Recorded Emma Barnett, BBC Radio 4, Today, as published by BBC News, 4 July 2024 source ↗

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